Man Makes Guns with a 3D Printer

Man makes guns with a 3D printer

We’ve seen no shortage of 3D-printed masterpieces over the last several months, but this is reportedly the first time that someone has used
the technology to create a firearm. It comes from a users on the AR15 message boards, a community for gun fanatics. He used a Stratasys 3D printer to
create a .22 pistol. And yes, it actually works; it can shoot bullets just like a normal
gun.

This is actually pretty cool. The advancements with this technology will open a whole new world. It will destroy manufacturing jobs around the world.
China will be hurt.

The fact that this man could make a pretty nice looking working gun is amazing. I cant help think that the military has mobile weapons printer live
on the battle field printing out weapons of choice, replacement parts, on the fly,.Not to mention gun manufactures and gun control will go bust.

I can envision the near future having these 3d printers available at a mall or at home. The money will be in the blueprint files. Example, say one
needed a part for his car or something else, he could have it printed with a paid licence copy of the blueprint.

Ha, just found this

On Monday, The Pirate Bay announced (thepiratebay.org/blog/203) that it has launched a new category for torrents, 3D printing
blue-prints. This is not as ridiculously optimistic as it sounds.

So now everyone will be out of work, replaced by technology. Soon they will be able to build computerized robots to make programers obsolete. How
are they going to sell these things if there is noone to buy them? I suppose this is in preparation of reducing humans from seven billion down to 500
million people. Oh well, that's life.

Originally posted by rickymouse
So now everyone will be out of work, replaced by technology. Soon they will be able to build computerized robots to make programers obsolete. How
are they going to sell these things if there is noone to buy them? I suppose this is in preparation of reducing humans from seven billion down to 500
million people. Oh well, that's life.

Hit the nail on the head. The super elite do not need the common man any longer.

I just watched a video on how these items are made with the 3D printer. You need material to print out your object layer by layer. So I'm assuming
the bigger printers that print out more than neti pots or bunny rabbits will cost you over 10K to begin with. Just imagine trying to print out motor
vehicle parts such as tires or combustion engines. It would take mounds of material, energy and you'd still have to have the technical-know-how in
order to assemble these products. This will not destroy manufacturing at the level that it's at currently, but perhaps in the future this technology
will be upgraded somehow.

Originally posted by Triesta
This will not destroy manufacturing at the level that it's at currently, but perhaps in the future this technology will be upgraded somehow.

It surely will and that is the goal. If a man can replicate a gun then the possibilities are endless. Most products produced in japan and china fit
in a grocery bag. Eventually it will replicate fibers, clothing but the upside it will give surgeons that ability to replicate a needed body part such
printing a skull, bones.

Correct, I saw an ad on ebay for the printer that he used to print out the receivers, it was $8,375.00. And although this is the first reported case,
I am sure there are some thrifty criminal organizations that have been using 3d printers to print out guns, seeing as the blueprints have been
available on multiple websites (according to the article).

I forsee all homes needed for all people being printed out and you do realize there is both alchemy, combining elements and holography, (there are
touchable ones), and all of this is at least 50 years old to be even put out.

We have solved all the world problems and scarsity, yet the world is still in dire straights.

This doesn't mean much in the US, but imagine the countries where gun control was successful and they don't have guns. They will be trying to track
the files with the plans for 3d guns. They will have to plant them on the net to see who is printing them out, and still they wont catch the majority.
This is the end of gun control world wide.

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